For quite some time, the Democrat Party has adopted a shift towards “wokeness.”
Many leftists believe that it’s “woke” to teach critical race theory in schools and espouse that skin color makes someone either privileged or oppressed. Another instance of leftist wokeness entails calls to defund the police; although, Democrats are now largely working to distance themselves from this movement.
Democrats currently control Congress; however, the 2022 midterm elections are not that far away. As it turns out, some members of the Democrat Party are realizing that what they’re doing is not conducive to winning races.
This has led to some Democrats urging the party to collectively distance itself from “wokeness.”
Leftist fears of wokeness and more
In a recent article, writer Kevin Drum stated that the Democrat Party is “plain scary” to many folks who are not crazy. Drum then went on to state that Fox News takes advantage of how Democrats are perceived.
Left-wing strategists seem to have similar outlooks as well. These strategists admit that woke talking points tend to do well when it comes to press coverage; however, the opposite is true when regarding Democrats’ ability to pull in voters. Democrat strategists ultimately warn that members of their party are turning off voters with hyper woke slogans and rhetoric.
Will the Democrat Party shift gears?
There is no denying that certain members of the Democrat Party are interested in toning down some rhetoric that most Americans view as ridiculous.
